Chechnya buries killed policemen

On December 19, Chechnya held the funeral of four law enforcers killed in a special operation and as a result of attacks on policemen in Grozny. According to the updated information, three people were killed as a result of the attacks, and one more man died from a gunshot wound got during the special operation. This was reported by a source from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that in the evening on December 17, the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime was introduced in Grozny. Power agents reported that four militants had been killed in a shootout, and two others were hospitalized with gunshot wounds. In the afternoon on December 18, they blocked a private house in an outskirt of Grozny. According to power agents, three militants were killed there, and two others were detained. Thus, in total, during two days, seven militants were killed, and four others were detained, three of them were wounded. Four policemen were also killed; and one policeman was wounded. Islamic State, banned in Russia by court and recognized as a terrorist organization, has taken credit for the attacks.  

The "Caucasian Knot" has been informed by a source that all the policemen killed on December 17 and 18 will be nominated to the awards and their families will be granted financial aid.

"They are a policeman killed by criminals in the Oktiabrsky District of the city and two other policemen killed in the Staropromyslovsky District, as well as one policeman who was seriously wounded in a special operation carried out against criminals on December 18 and died at resuscitation ward at a hospital," said the source.

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.